A really exciting day that took me to a small treasure in Estonia - a village called Avinurme Vallavalitsus and their new school. A village of approx 1200 population and what an enterprising village - everywhere I turned enterprise and innovation was to be found.
The pupils in the school listed to me ( politely) talk about Scotland and Homecoming 2009 and how we had a history, tartan, history and a nationa of entrepreneurs - Baird, Fleming, Bell, McAdam etc. I then brought them up to 21st century with what we are doing in schools to foster that new spirit of entreprise in Scotland and showed them the work being done by pupils in Peebles High School and Hawick HS and they were most impressed.
The pupils recognised the need to develop skills and I refered them to the Shift Happens presentation which seeks to explain how the world is changing and give them an insight into how it will impact on them. A lovely morning and a luch in the school dining hall with teachers and pupils - because they have a small area 3 sittings take place over lunch time.
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